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03/11/2015 11:41

RNS Number : 3690E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03 November 2015
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.
KEY INFORMATION
(a) 
Name of exempt principal trader: 
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
(b) 
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
Royal Dutch Shell PLC 
(c) 
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(d) 
Date dealing undertaken: 
02/11/2015
(e) 
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
YES 
If YES, specify which: 

(BG Group PLC) 
2.
DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class
of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. 
(a)
Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security
Purchases/
sales 
Total number of securities
Highest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Lowest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
1,362,081
17.175 GBP
16.83 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,367,303
17.168 GBP
16.815 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
2
24.21 EUR
24.21 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,645,045
17.07 GBP
16.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,033,997
24.08 EUR
23.63 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,650,827
17.085 GBP
16.75 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
956,654
24.938 EUR
23.63 EUR

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions 

Class of 
relevant security 
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position 
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,499
23.74 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,960
16.897 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
128
16.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8
23.825 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
395,145
23.825 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,098,114
16.888 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,055
16.854 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,156
16.854 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,518
16.856 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,746
23.797 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,689
23.797 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
403
23.957 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
805
23.957 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
88,579
24.033 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
113
17.005 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
162
17.005 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
305
16.846 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
325
17.005 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
123
17.072 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
609
16.848 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,201
23.745 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
65,468
23.745 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,993
17.055 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
70
17.041 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
339
17.066 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,213
23.737 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,198
17.069 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
706
17.068 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,396
23.762 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
438
23.77 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
921
16.813 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
339
16.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
396,735
23.827 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,098,114
16.89 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
970
16.89 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
15,573
16.864 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,049
16.89 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,746
23.782 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
450
23.782 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
167
24.037 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
403
23.805 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
19
23.805 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
62,597
23.722 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,073
16.897 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
325
16.974 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
113
16.897 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,300
16.824 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
218
24.027 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,412
16.978 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
34,204
24.029 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
13,201
24.029 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
93
24.026 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4
24.026 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
128
16.932 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,381
17.142 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
333
16.931 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
274
17.14 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,086
17.14 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,600
16.931 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
767,607
16.988 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,011
16.91 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10
16.936 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,995
16.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15,244
16.936 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
371
16.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
202
16.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,338
17.14 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
73
17.142 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,353
17.166 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,802
17.138 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,159
17.155 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
68
17.142 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1
24.209 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1
24.209 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
991
17.139 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
333
17.139 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,620
17.028 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,836
17.09 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
274
17.09 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
900
17.128 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
766,882
16.99 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
15,244
16.96 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,005
16.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
735
16.96 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
139
17.154 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
85
17.149 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,338
17.14 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,338
16.974 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
202
16.974 GBP



(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class 
of
relevant security 
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number 
of
securities to which option relates 
Exercise 
price
per unit 
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A


(ii)
Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising/
exercised
against 
Number of 
securities 
Exercise Price per 
unit 
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(d)
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.
OTHER INFORMATION
(a)
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal 
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: 
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
None
(b)
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: 
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
(ii) The voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: 
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
Date of disclosure:
03/11/2015
Contact name:
Kim Oakley
Telephone number:
0207 996 0275
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 

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